a new hat

19th October 2013

do you like my new hat?

 Today I made friends with another froggy, he had a very big tummy.  Don't worry, froggy did not jump off my head.  This is him hopping away afterwards.  I thought he was lovely. 

I also found some more fungi in my garden..  It felt so funny and looked very different from all the other types I have found. Its stems looked like stringy cheese and its cap was wavey..

 

Moel Fammau - Fun & Fungi

12 October 2013

I love going to Moel Fammau country park. It is a very beautiful place.  Moel Fammau is the largest hill in the Clwydian Range. (An area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) the Clwydian Range is one of only 8 protected Landscapes in Wales)

Today I walked to the very top and explored lots of wooded areas on the way. I was so excited when I started to find lots of different fungi. I think fungi is very pretty, especially the red and white spotted fungi and the white feathery looking fungi.

At the very top of Moel Fammau there are no woods, the woods are lower down.  It was very cold and windy at the top and misty, a big cloud was sitting on the hill. There is a hill fort at the top.  When I was in the woods it felt warm and I played in a den with my cousin Owen and sister Francesca.

 

nearly at the top!

http://www.visitclwydianrange.co.uk/menu/about-the-area/

http://www.visitclwydianrange.co.uk/menu/about-the-area/item/moel-famau/

When you are sleeping the spiders are creeping!!

11th October 2013

Hello again....  just look at the spiders I found last night!  I went on a spider hunt again in my wellies and Pajamas.. ha ha... . I went back to see the black spotty spider (Nuctenea umbratica - Walnut Orb-weaver Spider) which I saw before, this time I managed to see what its tummy looked like.  Can you see the big spider just coming out of the crack below, he looked horrible! I wouldn't want to find him in my bed. Do you like spiders? We even went into next door's garden, its a big old folly with no-one living there, its a bit of a ruin.  The torch light made some scarey shadows, even mummy started to get a bit scared. I also found some fungi.Today is Friday but I have not got school as the teachers are training.

What is this spider called?

Uctenea Umbratica - Walnut Orb-weaver Spider

 

 

Spiders at night

Spiders at night

9th October 2013

It's getting dark early now.  I decided to explore my garden again in the dark to see what I could find.
Did you know that the spiders which hide themselves away in the cracks during the day actually come and sit in the middle of their webs at night!! how funny is that. I didn't know that. I saw lots of different spiders. Can you see the photo of the black spider with spots, it doesn't look very friendly does it?!  It looks scarey with its fat body and dents! Thanks to Martin Harvey for letting me know that the spider is a Walnut Orb-weaver Spider (Nuctenea Umbratica) http://www.ispotnature.org/node/361619 .  Take a look at the kind & helpful comments about my site by following the link.

Walnut Orb-weaver Spider (Nuctenea umbratica)